Drivers for new computers?

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I was just wondering where you go to find XP drivers for new hardware. For exampel, I have an ATI mobility graphic driver in my computer. However, when I go to ATI:s website, I can't find any XP drivers, only Vista and 7.

So, do you reommend any websites or tools for finding XP drivers on new hardware?

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Most times for Notebooks, all drivers are provided by the notebook manufacturer.

It's an emachines e642g with ati mobility 5650. There are no XP drivers on the manufacturer's website either.

I wonder if there is a website dedicated to mod drivers for XP for newer computers. It would be nice if someone could recommend a website. Would also be good in case I buy a new computer (in the future), so I can put XP on it.

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Anyway, I haven't tested it myself but you should probably be able to just add your graphic card's hardware ID to the INF file of the "normal" XP drivers and install them. Could you check the hardware ID in the Device Manager?

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Anyway, I haven't tested it myself but you should probably be able to just add your graphic card's hardware ID to the INF file of the "normal" XP drivers and install them. Could you check the hardware ID in the Device Manager?

How do you add your graphic card ID to the normal XP drivers? Is there a tutorial online?

I really don't feel like downloading another item I don't need, so you download and look inside it at the INF files to see if any match you required Hardware String.

edit -

This download is valid for the product(s) listed below.

Intel® Desktop Board D915GOM

Intel® Desktop Board D915POM

Yours (after a search) is a notebook (you misdefined it) "HP Pavilion g6-2011sq" (<-no spaces as you showed it). It show only Windows 7 and Windows 8.

EDIT!!! I downloaded the Audio for Win7 - it has TWO folders inside WDM - one is XP and one is Vista (how odd) AND inside the INF files, there's nothing for the Device you list. What makes you think that's it? Why don't you try that Driver?

In audio devices have IDT High Definition Audio CODEC to version 6.10.0.6426 driver from IDT (VEN_111D & DEV_76E0) and Audio Intel ® for displays with driver version 6.14.0.3097 from Intel (VEN_8086 & DEV_2806). Drivers taken from http://www.dell.com/support and http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect (a basic version of the Intel graphics driver was higher).

Not having (and never had ATM) any HDAUDIO it looks like TWO things are needed - the Driver and the Codecs.

If you're lucky, Sp0iLedBrAt may be able to help. I apparently can't find anything useful.